Choubey Denies Having Said He would Turn Patna into Paris
Patna: Sept. 1, 2007
 State Urban Development Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey, while attending a seminar on Solid Waste Management organized by the Bihar State Productivity Council at SCADA Business Center in Patna on Saturday, said he never said he would 'turn Patna into Paris' though he was committed to turn the state capital into a cleaner, greener city.
"I never said I would turn Patna into Paris or turn Bhagalpur into Manchester. This was the creation of some people in the media. Having said that, I do intend to continue to work hard for a cleaner, greener Patna and other cities of the state because as it is right now, I am ashamed to even take a drive along the New Bypass Road and other streets of Patna that are still filled with garbage making my government look bad," Choubey said.
The minister said the government was giving prime importance to the problems of filth in Patna and other cities and besides taking several steps to reduce this quandary, is attempting to get the citizens involved in the clean-up process by asking them to volunteer in various such campaigns in their own neighborhoods.
Emphasizing the needs of implementing solid waste management schemes in the state, Choubey said the government was reviewing various such plans submitted by private firms and was preparing to acquire land at the outskirt of Patna to develop a landfill facility that would accommodate more than 800 tons of garbage generated in Patna on a daily basis.
Among those present at the seminar included Council president C. P. Singh, secretary S. K. Sinha, retired engineer Sushil Chandra Srivastava, and former ward councilor Sushma Sahu.
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